Our Esthetician Program

W Academy Creates Skincare Specialists and Makeup Artists

The W Academy Esthetician Program is designed to take those with a passion for skin & makeup and give them the skillset and portfolio
required to thrive in the industry. This is a 600 hour, hands-on program in a high-end facility with individually designed spa rooms.

Our "Esti" program gets students ready to pass their exam with up-to-date study materials and goes far beyond basic instruction.
The program is designed specifically to get you ready for you new career in skin care - As an acne, anti-aging and/or hair removal
specialist, a product representative for a major brand, a broader role in clinical or spa-oriented esthetics or, as a makeup artist.

Our instructors keep current with new and exciting products, techniques and equipment. Their relationships
with skincare leaders provide up-to-date training in new developments in esthetics such as volume eyelash extensions, makeup
design, light therapies and more.

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Mastering Skincare Fundamentals

With a very hands-on approach, you'll learn the practical fundamentals of skin care - Product selection, techniques for giving professional
facials, techniques for proper makeup application as well as spa-centric hair removal techniques.

Hands-On Microdermabrasion and Other Advanced Procedures

You'll learn the latest techniques on the latest equipment, in a hands-on, working spa environment. Our goal as educators is
to prepare you to quickly transition from student to a professional spa environment.

Learn the business with W Academy's Summit Curriculum

Gain a thorough understanding of the business and marketing side of the skin care industry, such as scheduling
and maintaining a client-base, anticipating product needs and more accurately estimating predicted income.

Build a Killer Portfolio

A rock solid portfolio is your foot in the door and will be key to opening the doors to the types of locations that you're working towards.
W Academy will give you every opportunity to create an extremely high-level, door-opening portfolio that shows off your best work.

Crush the Licensing Exam

Academy will give you the detailed, theoretical and health/safety education needed to pass the state licensing process. You'll participate
in multiple Mock State Board practical exams to amply prepare you to pass the practical portion of the state board. We bring in guest presenters
to discuss the ins-and-outs and what to expect.

Create Lifetime Friendships & Connections

We absolutely love watching the relationships and bonds created between our student teams develop. We foster a social
environment, both because it makes the learning process more fun and because it prepares you for life in a spa. With class
sizes intentionally held to small groups, you're going to create lifetime friendships as well as future networking opportunities.

Ready for a career and need information?

Tell us what program you're interested in and we'll forward you a downloadable packet on everything you need to know.

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Miss Tammy - Thank you for everything you do for us... the students of the school. You are always here, and I really appreciate all your work, because You CARE. The W Academy could not have found anyone better than you. You work so hard! And, no matter what, you are always there for us.- Liz • September 19th, 2017 (via email) (Yelp)

The Salons:

W Academy is a Boutique Cosmetology & Esthetician School in the San Francisco East Bay:

Since 2010, W Academy of Salon + Spa has offered hands-on, industry-leading Cosmetology & Esthetician classes from our boutique beauty school in downtown Danville, CA. We serve students throughout the Bay Area, with our high-end location being a natural fit for students from the East Bay - Towns like Danville, San Ramon, Alamo, Walnut Creek, Moraga, Dublin, Pleasanton, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Livermore, Lafayette, Orinda, Martinez and more. In fact, we regularly draw students from as far as San Francisco, San Jose, Alameda and The North Bay.

We're nationally accredited with all of the financial aid options that come with that (Pell Grants, FASFA, GI Bill & more) and have a team available to help you explore all of the financial options available to make this affordable, from the already mentioned state and federal aid, to scholarships and student loans. We offer flexible, part-time & full-time, day & evening schedules and we offer job placement assistance to our licensed graduates. Our cosmetology school and esthetician school programs are designed to not only help you through the state board licensing exam, but to also offer you the technical and business skills needed to have a thriving career as a salon stylist, colorist, skin care specialist or makeup artist.